I actually first thought he targeted her because she was pretty and perhaps wanted to identify her and get her address. He never went that far though. So I’m not sure what the hell he did it for other than his ego. He definitely has some serious issues.
I'll bet he is a wanted felon disguising himself as a fake off duty police officer working overtime as security as cops do so he can hide in plain sight and not worry about having to show legit ID and for that didn't want police involved and get exposed and arrested .
Right on. I get along just fine with the KCPDs around here but the security firms employees want me to believe they ARE police and they therefore can enforce city ordinances blocks away from their limited security assignment. Same shtick from the rental cops "Why are you here? What are you doing? Got any ID? Can I search you and your vehicle?" Ridiculous
@@the_lost_navigatorif they think they're a cop, it doesn't matter if they know the law. The problem is thinking a security guard has all of the power of an actual cop and the law isn't germane at that point.
He's carrying a badge that says he is a member of a police department… That is a felony. For the life of me I don't know why the responding police officer didn't look at this guy and go WTF? Jeremy Dewitt would be proud
Yep and in Texas where I work security they actually take this very serious. I work around Sheriffs and Game wardens during summer. Our uniforms are sort of similar to our sheriffs so every time they see us they ask us who we are and make sure were within guidelines. You can have a badge but in no means can it say police on it. DPS pays close attention to us cause we are licensed through the state.
Yes and he absolutely should be prosecuted for impersonating a police officer!! This wannabe cop probably couldn’t make it through the police program, so he went out and bought a gun, taser, handcuffs, and I guess 2 body cams that didn’t even work! 🙄 Also what’s up with the badges!?? One was a “detective” badge!
He never says he is a Police Officer, so no. It's unfortunately not illegal to possess nor wear a Police Badge in most states. In a few states you can be charged with a lesser crime of personation, which usually involves people wearing police clothing and or badges, vests with Police/Law Enforcement, etc., etc.! However that is only a few states, such as Florida who have lesser laws for wearing police gear. To get to a felony level Impersonation of a Peace Officer you have to identify yourself as law enforcement and also make someone else do something, ask them a question, detain them, whatever. So technically you could dress in a full uniform with vest, badges and POLICE on everything and that would be legal, in most states. It takes making an overt action or instructing one to do something, making them answer questions, interrogate them, stop them, whatever. So you need a victim and that victim needs to have witnessed or experienced some type of interaction with said impersonator and say that the suspect did something or asked something, etc.! Now it's also a law in most every state that you must have a Security Guard card or license in order to legally be a security guard and if you don't have one, you can't really be a security job, but of course businesses and others find ways around this sometimes. Shame on Walgreens for hiring unqualified and unhinged people like this to harass people, especially their customers. Now stealing is out of control and I see it literally every day now. People are stealing like it's going out of style and or because they know most store's employees are not allowed to stop them and rarely does a store prosecute people who steal (depending on the store, because some certainly do prosecute, like Walmart). So I really wish there was penalties for criminals who are committing organized retail theft, commercial burglary and stealing who are forcing innocent American's to pay more for goods/food/etc.! Sadly in states like California stealing is so out of control that most stores like Walgreens have had to shutter many, many stores, especially those stores that are in Democratic run cities. I've literally heard police officers telling their partners to just let it go, the D.A.'s are likely not going to prosecute and we have better things to do. So even if a store says we want to prosecute, the Police here often end up just citing and releasing the thieves and or just trespassing them and not charging them with theft or commercial burglary, because they have such little faith in their city mayors and District Attorney's who are soft on crime. So this is becoming a bigger and bigger issue each year. Just like with fentanyl deaths rising, the retail theft is also completely out of control and it's costing stores, corporations and even small businesses losing billions of dollars each year. The amount of losses is getting so hire and things are so outta control here that many stores are closing down, and trust me it's not Walmart or Walgreens who are going out of business. Sure Walgreens is in trouble financially due to the amount of thefts and paying lease payments or other large amounts to shutter so many locations. Small businesses are also affected and that is sad. Something needs to change and frankly the system is woking in the favor of the criminals. Stores now instruct or down right make it a policy to not engage or touch anyone stealing, don't get involved and don't call police, all this bullshit. People have literally been fired for just trying to protect their store or their coworkers and instead of getting an attaboy or good job, they get fired over it. So most employees see stealing all day, everyday here in California and turn a blind eye. The criminals are so emboldened now they don't even attempt to steal covertly, they just walk or run in with big trash bags or other things and fill them up, (hopefully with less than $950) and take it, and walk right out the door. Nothing happens. I saw a man steal this ladies car recently and this hispanic gang member type guy just got right in the drivers seat of the lady's car as soon as she stepped out of it to run into the store. She saw him and chased after the car and he almost hit her with her own car. So her and I and another person called law enforcement and waited for them to come, as witnesses. Meanwhile another Sheriff's unit went past and in the direction the car thief fled, but they of course were a day late and a buck short. So the other Deputy, the primary was asking the victim questions and asking this or that, and randomly asks her..."have you ever been arrested for prostitution?" Yeah he asked the victim in front of me and others if she had been a prostitute, omg. SMH, I was just like WTF? Not cool! I've learned that many California mayors and the Governor are more interested in criminals rights than they are victims rights. A homeless man in Venice Beach, California grabbed a female jogger from behind, while she was just running down the boardwalk, and he started to sexually assault her, with his penis out and tried to rape her. All of the crime was captured on a nearby surveillance camera. and was clear as day. He basically kidnapped her, or falsely imprisoned her, than sexually assaulted her...so multiple felonies. The Los Angeles District Attorney decided to charge them as misdemeanor and the guy is probably going to get like 90 days or less in jail, if that. The woman is absolutely outraged and so are most people now, so these Politicians should fear be reelected next time they run. Although knowing my state so well, I doubt their replacements will be any better. Yet California is a big state and I'll say not all counties have these problems or at least to a much lesser degree. Some counties are tough on crime and don't tolerate the same crap as other's. So it's bizarre seeing how some places deal with things compared to others. Which counties are tough on crime? Mostly the more rural counties and or conservative counties, but it's like we have two justice systems now. One for normal everyday citizens who like you or I would be arrested for breaking the law, and a completely different system for criminals, the homeless, migrants/illegal aliens. If you have a job and a family and do anything illegal, than you're arrested and prosecuted to full extent of the law. While the homeless, drug addicted and illegals get away with the same crimes all day, everyday. I saw a man standing naked from head to toe near the Wells Fargo Bank we use and I called 9-1-1 as women and children were nearby. The OCSD came out and called the (homeless) guy by his first name and just stood there for 5-10 minutes as he struggled to put his pants on and then they both got back into their patrol car and left the scene, didn't arrest the guy or cite him, nothing. Now if I had taken off my clothes and was standing naked at a bank and nearby children, I would be arrested, probably beat up and rightfully so, while being thrown to the ground and I'd be in jail and in the news. I'd probably never be able to get a job again and I'd certainly pay for my crime. Yet, it wasn't worth their time to arrest the guy, because then they'd have to touch a naked guy and a homeless guy, they would need to inventory and do lots of paperwork and transport him and all his "belongings" to a jail that is an 45 minute drive. So they just let the guy do it, and I've seen him do it a few more times and now I know better. I just avoid going anywhere near there now, especially with my family. It's sad that things have gotten so bad here, it was and is such a beautiful state. This blew my mind, this poor woman was almost* carjacked, thats how fast it happened and there could've been kids in the back, it was minivan after all. Luckily there were not any kids, but I just couldn't believe that he would ask a victim that question, when he hadn't run her name or anything and she was victimized. So long story short, if things don't get better, we may end up paying more and more for goods and the longer this lawlessness goes on, the longer we'll all suffer the consequences. Maybe this woman didn't steal, but than why would a Walgreens General Manager say he watched her on camera stealing and sick his wannabe security on her and detain her, for nothing? That manager is making between $75,000-$125,000 a year and there are people stealing everyday, so why would he suddenly lie and target that poor woman? Especially why pick an "innocent" black woman, when it's such a politically incorrect or racist thing to do? For fun? I don't buy it. Sure the security guard was out of line and could've just called police before he ever tried to detain her. Yet, his job is to stop people from stealing and his manager, whom he obviously trusted....instructed him to detain her, if nothing happened? All I am saying is we don't know for sure what she did or didn't do and maybe someday they'll release the video and it will show her stealing. Or perhaps she had some items that were hers and it was all a misunderstanding. I just can't see a Walgreens GM doing this or risking it all for no reason. Nobody risks their livelihood over something like this, so I don't think this was just targeted harassment of an innocent person.
Its also a pathetic industry to make believe one is a member of. I'd rather dress up as a porta-potty cleaner as at LEAST they have a valid method of employment and serve society a purpose. Nothing wrong with that, unlike the parasitic, destructive LE industry
👍. It sure is. Especially in Washington state. Oh, wait. That LARPer of a security guard without a license STILL had been brandishing all that unnecessary equipment......... thought that he was going to get away with it? Really? Seriously? It happened in Washington state,so therefore, he'd definitely get away with it. And who's to say that security guards acting like police officers hasn't happened before in the years past BEFORE COVID-19? It's happened way too many times in the years before. My question to the Civil Rights Lawyer ; if he cannot be charged with any civil rights violation,what CAN be be charged with? Impersonating a police officer is a CRIME! It shouldn't be a misdemeanor. It should be between a misdemeanor and a felony. I wouldn't want to live anywhere in that wretched dystopian type of an environment of a state. Their entire system is beyond broken. Beyond crooked and corrupt. They had fallen to North Korea and serving Kim Jong-Un.
I’m a retired attorney who used to defend department stores for allegations of false imprisonment by shop lifters. This is absolutely outrageous. Please publish the amount of the settlement.
My two cents. Nobody was telling him anything in his ear, he made that up. The reason he didn't involve the manager, is again because he made all of his suspicion up. The reason he didn't want the Police there was for the same reason, he made it up (and he's unlicensed). When he realised he might be wrong, he attempted to trespass her to make the problem go away. When she stood her ground, he had to follow through with his bluff.
@@matthewpoff2077 In the eyes of the law that is just flat out not true. You have to specifically identify yourself as a police officer, or present a badge to someone. The legal precedent for similar cases in the past is that having a badge on your person has not resulted in charges.
Armed to the teeth ready for war ,WTF is that . he is in a store are the terrorist coming out of the woodwork . in his mind they must be under his bed, in his closet ect. its a girl waiting for service duh .
Yup, he realized he was seriously fucking up and decided to try and tell her to leave. He was so scared once he knew she was going to talk to the cops.
Unfortunately, he does have authority to detain her. The lawyer said as much in the video. However , his refusal to call the police makes me think he might be hiding more than just that NYPD badge on his plate carrier armor vest.
He's clearly trying to make her understand he had the powers of a police officer, he implied that he could criminally trespass her himself if she didnt leave.
Did the cops not see the NY Detective Shield on his belt. They should have arrested him on the spot for impersonating a police officer. Most cops would gladly do that to a wannabe like this.
@@IndependentArmzFreedom of movement for one. He actively told her she is not allowed to leave and if she tries he will use violence against her. He also tried (and failed) to violate her 4th amendment right by having her empty her pockets. That is a search, which he is not allowed to conduct
An aggressive security guard like this with a weapon is the very definition of a dangerous person and absolutely a threat to the public. Without question!!!
@@ratagris21 I've had a carry permit for over 22 years. He won't be the only one with a gun. If he gets as unhinged as the guy in the video he may have more troubles than he wished for.
@@notsorryyouretriggeredthere’s videos of him pretending to be a cop and taking his friends down LARPing as a cop. He’s a cop loving thug there’s so many people like him who just obsess over police and will pretend to be them. Cops aren’t even good people there are people attacked and murdered everyday by an officer.
Right he is creepy he wants to put his hands in her pockets and physically search her.? It was odd he didn't contact the manager.. red flag and scary. Also good for her protecting her rights.
No it is not. If can be. Or it can be a misdemeanor based on intent, or it might not even qualify under the circumstances depending on how a law is written.
@@phofire77he wore that badge with the intent of showing that he is an officer of the law. Her is impersonating a police officer. Keep licking them boots.
Well he did impersonate a cop pretty well. I believe a regular cop would have behaved just like he did- like an emotional armed tyrant with an uncontrollable ego.
Absolutely correct. I felt that also. She's a beautiful black woman and this wannabee cop thought he could get something from her. After finding out the crap at the end (no camera, no license, previous harassment reports, etc. ), makes this point even more obvious. I hope she gets millions.
When he realized things weren't going his way, he then told her to leave the store for tresspassing. So if he is so sure she stole items why would he tell her to leave with said items.
I think he understood the implications of being unlicensed, which doesn't bode well for the court case for him or the company. She called his bluff on every single threat, as she should have, and his cowardice showed through because he knew any action would put him at risk. He had already gone too far, though.
Thing is, he might actually have it. Courts have ruled in another case where a pretender did get qualified immunity because the people believed he was what he was pretending to be and actually fulfilling the role. Courts do some crazy things these days.
@@nunyabussiness4054 Probably so, but Walgreens, Walgreens pharmacy, and the security are also an,ed in the suit and they have plenty of money. Hopefully this guy gets prosecuted, prohibited from working as security, and she gets a nice fat settlement
Why was this man not charged with impersonating a police officer? The badges and accessories would be grounds in any other circumstances for such charges. This also needs investigation.
Phone number of reasons. First off it isn't a local badge so since a New York badge would not have jurisdiction there anyways it may not meet the letter of the law. There's additional requirements in some laws about intent. For instance my state if you are impersonating a police officer to commit another crime it's a felony, if you are doing it for another reason it is a misdemeanor but it's specifically has to have an intent. Since working security is a peer military, pseudo law enforcement role just a uniform and a badge if permitted by that state are not impersonation until you try saying that you are a cop. Again in my state a private security person is defined in the law as private police. But they are not law enforcement officers or peace officers. So you can say that you are police You cannot say you are from a police department. In other states private security do actually have police powers.
There are people out there that will serve justice on this Wanna b cop that like to bully people and carry openly a gun. Does he have a permit for the gun ? Did he take the mandatory training and pass the course on gun safety ? Did the security company do a thorough background check on this individual for any mental prob l ems that would prevent from having a weapon ? Sounds like the security company hired a unstable security guard and opened them up to a multi million dollar lawsuit and Walgreens must face them being sued for millions also.
Well he did impersonate a cop pretty well. I believe a regular cop would have behaved just like he did- like an emotional armed tyrant with an uncontrollable ego.
Those Police badges and accoutrements are part of a personal little game/bend of his to play "Dress-Up", and he wears frilly little crotch-less lace panties under all that imposing and scary garb. LACE PANTIES !!!
When police departments see this video, every dep. in the nation will be offering IT a job. he'd fit right in, he's the perfect policeman for this nation !!! Isn't that f.u. !!!
I am wondering if he was not a cop before. A detective in New York that was terminated because of some sexual assault or something. But never did any time because of qualified immunity. And then he never surrenders his shield and firearm. It would explain why the cops were never concerned about the badge. Just another exthin blueline gang member.
Most likely couldn't pass a simple written test and we know he isn't doing a pull up sit up or push up. Why didn't a manager come out as a second witness?
EVERY police department in the country WOULD hire this guy a.s.a.p. !!! Let's let this FACT sink in a bit........he's a perfect criminal police officer !! Departments will be hunting this beast down for a job after seeing this criminal in action. He'd probably start out as chief !!
the only difference between him and a real cop is just wanna be tough guys they don't hire einstein cops for a reason which is why they hired uneducated morons that follow BS commands Court OKs Barring Smart People From Becoming Cops what this means is court ok hiring smart people because the smarter you are the less likely you will follow bullshit immoral wrongdoing and less likely to inflict harm as opposed to the not so smart cops..
ha ha .. the clown didn't even come close ... he'd been watching too many fake shows on RU-vid ... Besides he must have weighed 400 lbs. I've seen fat cops, but not as fat as a whale
I am a security supervisor for a major hospital network and we are in house employees of the hospital. The guy in the video is what we call a wannabe. These wannabes are the most dangerous people in a hospital setting and are quickly terminated.
Absolutely He wanted to "frisk" her and search her pockets. Sounds like he wanted free feels. He did threaten to take her to the ground. Very hinckley !
Walgreens contracts security out to a private firm. It would be the security firm's responsibility to vette it's employees and make sure they're up to date on training and licensing. In this case I believe Walgreens can sue Azure for breach of contract in failing to provide lawfully qualified guard.
I agree. Smart girl. creeper is going to learn the hard way that pretty girls also have a 🧠. Made me so scared for her, though. Shouldnt have had to experience this
Yes, she was awesome! What a scary and wayward man intending to cause her emotional distress. With lies and bully methods. Without license. And Walgreens didn’t give a shit about their customer being harassed. Aren’t they responsible for their customers safety? They should pay her good money. And should do background checks and tests before hiring the next security guard. Bottom line, don’t assume someone is dressed in a uniform is legit. Ask for identification and confirm it is valid. When in doubt always call law enforcement.
Even when she said he was only doing it because she was black? I thought that part was unwarranted but I understand that she was under a lot of stress.
But I doubt he has a pot to pi$$ in or a windo to throw it out of and neither would the "Security co" why she went for walgreens, they have the assets !!
Unfortunately this is a result of leftist politicians turning a blind eye to law-breakers that have been walking out with millions of dollars in merchandise without repercussions. Who does Walgreens or any other store owner sue for theft while "the law" chooses to allow criminal behavior to go uninhibited? Nobody. The end result is higher prices for those who earn an honest living and pay for the items thanks to liberal leftist politicians where criminals do whatever they want without having to worry about getting arrested. Hopefully Walgreens closes their stores in all of these lefty run states where thievery is rewarded with "have a nice day" as they walk out with stuff to sell on eBay. It starts at the top - Let's go Brandon!
@@toolegittoquit_001 Qualified immunity is a government employee thing and this joker doesn't work for any government so QI has nothing to do with any of this.
@@robyee3325what you just described is exactly the circumstance where a court would pierce the veil. you can’t place personal assets into a shell LLC to magically shield them.
When he said "That's not how it works...you don't get to make the rules, you don't dictate what happens" I knew that was a line cops use that he was impressed with and was happy he had a chance to use it.
@@MethHeadVan well, remember the "Escape from" movies? Lets just make it a Reality, after all, New York and California are already there Lore wise................... all thats missing is the 50 story tall walls and machine gun emplacements......
Unlawful imprisonment? No. Shopkeeper's privilege exists everywhere. I think the lawsuit is valid and will ultimately result in a settlement from Walgreens to her. They hired a firm that obviously didn't do their due diligence with hiring employees. Walgreens will just want to sweep this under the rug, and potentially sue the security company for this to get their money back from the settlement. Millions? Ha. 5 figures? Highly likely.
@@thenerdnetworkabsolutely unlawful detainment. He refused several times to call the police and refused every time to let her go. Imagine someone holding you up and refusing to call the cops.
You know where the bad cops go, when all departments quit hiring them? Private security. Who couldve known it turns violent, totally unforeseen problem..
Keep videoing the authority. I worked at a Safeway and loss prevention are restricted to what they can do. They also can't detain anyone where they don't actually see the criminal act with their own eyes. As a worker we can let loss prevention know and they can ask the person to leave... Or escalate to a sheriff call...
That’s exactly what my thoughts were right after he approached her. Thinking he wanted to identify her and get an address to stalk her or who knows what all. He never went that far though. Perhaps he’s just on some sort of power trip.
She's in the right to want the police involved because if she didn't leave they would trespass her on false information, if she did leave the police would come knocking on her door for the theft. Either way she would have a bs charge to deal with. Get the police and review video with the manager.
What the hell is Walgreens doing employing some kind of mentally unstable unlicensed vigilante paramilitary police impersonator as a security guard? And management sit watching without intervening? What a toxic, customer-hostile culture.
@@rolux4853 walgreen have a quota on shoplifters for this guys. THATS WHY. You lose your job if you dont catch enough shoplifter. walgreen is scummy, THATS WHY i never work for them again.
@@rolux4853 It has _everything_ to do with corporate Walgreens. Who do you think owns and operates this store? This isn't a franchise owned by a private individual.
He needs to be sued out of a job. He touched her, that is an appalling, and disgusting man. He's not a police officer. He has no authority in this action. It is very strange how he would not call the police.
Once she said to call the police he went from "you're getting detained" to "you need to leave, you're tresspassing." I wonder why that is. Lol, he really didin't want those cops to see his NY detective badge. That's a felony to impersonate an officer.
She was the bully. He was doing his job. She didn't comply and started to record and talk loudly in the store. If she was soooo innocent then she should have complied, and stated she was doing so against her will. Then sue for any damages, including false imprisonment and harassment. The only time he messed up is when he told her to leave. Other then that, he was head strong and confident and didn't mind being recorded and kept on doing his job. I believe the company he worked for is liable for wrongful termination. Its not on him to prove shoplifting, its on the Walgreens and the manager.
@@Railien24He refused to show her the camera footage, he refused to go up to see management. He refused anything that would prove his suspicions correct because they were all lies. Security don't act as judge and jury, and they can't issue a trespass without management approval.
I was an armed security guard (in the Los Angeles area) for about 7 years after I got out of the military. I did all the training, had all my licenses. All I can say is, "Observe & Report"... That's your job as private security. When she asked for the police to be called, he should have called them. Obviously, this joker is a wannnabe tyrant!
Security can detain as long as she still on private property. Also I’ve been security we can man handle within reason and we can do certain actions but if police need calling then we as security have to do it.
Walgreens "will not tolerate violence of any kind", yet they keep hiring security thugs who commit violence on their customers. SHAME on Walgreens! The good thing is that Walgreens has deep pockets. Sue for MILLIONS!
That "security guard" should absolutely face multiple charges for illegal detainment, police impersonation, disorderly conduct, operating in a legal capacity without being properly authorized or licensed to do so and several other things
If Walgreens is accusing the woman of stealing the onus is on them to provide evidence of this, not on the woman to prove she is innocent. If innocent until proven guilty isn’t the social norm anymore then god help us all!
@The_Last_Ninja ... Well said. Right on. Apparently in France it's just the opposite, .i.e. in France a person is essentially deemed guilty until proven innocent. I remember some Lawyer on a News Network episode denoting that about France.
Walgreens didn’t make the accusation. He told the cops there was no video and he couldn’t remember who told him she was stealing. Oh and the “ear piece” is just attached to his phone so he can listen to music.
@@madtabby66 The security guard said they had video evidence of her stealing and by him working in Walgreens means he’s representing that company, hence the lawsuit is against Walgreens and the security guard. Did you even watch the whole video and comprehend what is happening here? Obviously not considering the comment that you made 😂
How he was not arrested for having that FAKE NYC detective badge that is sold on ebay and firearms in NYC without a license I have NO IDEA! It seems NY is not stopping any crime anymore. The city has fallen apart since I moved out in 2012! Sad to see.
She gets to win a lawsuit and be featured on one of her favorite RU-vid channels. Looking at the positive here, this is a win-win. Loved the way she was included in the ending. Awesome!
